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POLL: Which joinery option is best?
Rick:
RTA Fittings are these:
If you've ever assembled a bookcase, you've probably seen these. The "cam" (above) sits in a recess of one piece, and a "post" is inserted into the opposite piece. When brought together, you rotate the cam, and it catches the post, creating a pretty strong bond between the two pieces.
This method offers quick assembly, and a fairly strong bond. If you glue the pieces in place as well, the fittings can act as permanent 'clamps'. If you choose not to glue, they offer the ability to disassemble your cabinet for future reassembly, however, you would need to make sure you didn't damage the holes that the posts are in - or risk having to repair them later.
On the other hand, the joinery method I've used on my cabinet kits is mortise and tenon (slots and tabs), which offer a permanent solution that is very, very strong. You use glue, and make a permanent connection of all parts. You don't have to worry if a very 'active' gaming session might damage your cabinet.
I guess I've always considered RTA fittings to be a 'cheap and easy' solution, and wanted to get your thoughts on what YOU would choose if given the option. I know that even the nicest homes have kitchen (bathroom, etc.) cabinets that have this technology, so it definitely can't be all bad, but maybe I'm just being 'old school' here.
What do you think?
Le Chuck:
Not no but Hell No. I hate those things. They are a terrible cheap breakage prone joinery method. IKEA and Walmart trash.
Rick:
--- Quote from: Le Chuck on July 10, 2014, 09:08:15 am ---Not no but Hell No. I hate those things. They are a terrible cheap breakage prone joinery method. IKEA and Walmart trash.
--- End quote ---
THIS is what I keep thinking people's opinions are, when I consider using these... I was actually going to have the poll broken out into five options, "HELL NO!" being one of them.
Thank you for the feedback!
Scorpie:
These things give me trauma, Ikea uses this stuff alot.......brrrrr
Malenko:
they are ---smurfing--- garbage. They dont just have the stigma of cheap, they are cheap.